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25 October 2012

Rq6zjp2b-1351045749 — The public should be made aware of all possible scenarios within an earthquake sequence. Ettore Ferrari/EPA

L’Aquila charges leave earthquake scientists on shaky ground

By Mark Quigley, University of Canterbury

You’ll know by now that six scientists and a government official have been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison for how they assessed and communicated risk prior to the L’Aquila…

27 September 2011

Adametrnal — We don’t know exactly how the Earth formed, but we know it was messy. adametrnal

Journey to the centre of the earth: how our planet evolved

By Mark Kendrick, University of Melbourne

We know a lot about how humans evolved. But when it comes to our planet, we’re on shakier ground. Inert (nonreactive) gases, such as helium, neon and argon, trapped inside the mantle (Earth’s thickest…

23 September 2011

Afp_photo_tiziana_fabi-1316751068 — Dr Bernado de Bernardinis told residents to go home and enjoy a glass of red. Now he’s in the dock. AFP PHOTO/ TIZIANA FABI

Manslaughter trial of L'Aquila earthquake scientists will cause serious aftershocks

By Paul Somerville and Katharine Haynes

This week, a committee of six scientists (including Dr Enzo Boschi, formerly president of Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology) and one government official, whose role was to advise…

15 June 2011

Spinosaurus — The fish-eating dinosaur discovered in Victoria is a member of Spinosauridae, a group of fish-eating theropod dinosaurs found in Asia and Europe. Flickr

Australia’s first fish-eating spinosaurus discovered

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Paleontologists think it had the snout of a crocodile, the claws of a bear and a taste for seafood. But what’s most interesting about the discovery of Australia’s first fish-eating dinosaur is its similarities…

10 May 2011

Tuilaepa_sailele_malielegaoi — PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has plenty of time on his hands.

It’s just a jump to the east: Samoa tows the international time line

By Grant McCall

Samoa’s prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has announced plans to shift the International Date Line to the east – a move that will see the Pacific nation divided from its near neighbour, American…

Research and News (5)

5 July 2011

Melbourne shudder latest in series of 300 mini quakes

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake felt in Melbourne on Tuesday morning is the third largest in a series of 300 quakes that have…

6 June 2011

Threats may chill climate research in long run

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Death threats against climate scientists may make researchers reluctant to engage in public debate or even turn research…

23 May 2011

Fix climate by 2020 or face huge costs

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Governments and communities must take urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this decade or face enormous social…

23 May 2011

Update: Iceland’s volcanic ash plume shrinks but some flights still cancelled

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

The ash plume produced by the eruption of Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano has begun to shrink but several European airlines have…

20 May 2011

Debate rages over extinction rates paper

By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

A paper casting doubt on a widely used method of calculating extinction rates has fuelled furious debate in scientific circles…

Research Briefs (6)

17 May 2013

Clouds not as cooling as thought

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Clouds caused by air pollution have been overestimated in their ability to to reflect sunlight back into space, thus helping…

14 May 2013

Earth’s core has own rotation

Australian National University

The earth’s core spins at a different speed to the outer layer, new research from the Australian National University has…

23 March 2012

Continental crust growth rate not what it used to be

University of Portsmouth

The growth rate of Earth’s continental crust has substantially decreased over the past three billion years, according to…

3 October 2011

700,033 year old discovery in the Canary Islands

Geology

The site of a 700,033 year old landslide that followed a volcanic eruption has been discovered on the Canarain island of…

19 July 2011

Assault on the ears: second-hand smoke causes hearing loss

University of Pennsylvania

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke nearly doubles the risk of hearing loss in teenagers, according to US university researchers…

5 July 2011

Southern Australia about due for a volcanic eruption

The University of Melbourne

Western Victoria and South Australia are overdue for a volcanic eruption, according to researchers from the University of…

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